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On March 23, 1949, when the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee left Xibaipo in Hebei Province for Beijing, Chairman Mao Zedong uttered what later became a widely quoted phrase: "Today is the day to enter the capital to sit for a test."

The United States has recently released to Huawei the telecommunications equipment it wantonly seized two years ago, which in itself reveals the "illegal and arbitrary" nature of its misconduct, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Tuesday.

China's achievements in human rights over the past seven decades are "significant," experts said here Monday during a side-event of the 42nd regular session of the Human Rights Council of the United Nations (UN).

China's UN envoy said Monday the UN charter must be upheld in promoting reform of the world body's peacekeeping operations (PKOs).He said PKOs should be governed by such basic principles as the consent of the party concerned, impartiality, and non-use of force except in self-defense and defense of the mandate.

The fourth China-Arab States Expo opened Thursday has become an effective mechanism to enhance the booming trade and exchanges, making efforts in advancing the Belt and Road and achieved fruitful results.

Lawmakers, diplomats and experts in China and abroad have warned about fresh signs of a so-called color revolution in Hong Kong, as some protesters and protest organizers increasingly resort to violent actions in an attempt to shake the pillars of public services, add rifts to the community and discredit authorities.

In the ongoing protests in Hong Kong, some people seem to think they can commit crimes with impunity. If so, they are only deceiving themselves. For some, at least, the day of reckoning is now on the horizon.

A growing sense of unease is emerging as people start to wonder whether the US economic expansion could even continue or how long it could last.The adverse impact of the trade tensions is already being felt in Asia and Europe as it has led to a slowdown in global trade and a contraction in factory activity.

The education supervision office under the State Council, China's Cabinet, has issued an urgent circular asking education authorities, kindergartens, and elementary and secondary schools across the country to strengthen campus safety measures after eight students were killed at a primary school in Hubei province on Sept 2.

Some Western powers will sacrifice others in pursuit of their own interests and the world will pursue multilateralism even if the United States intends to reverse the trend, according to a Singaporean scholar.

Although considered to be a major breakthrough in the application of internet of things technology, there are still many safety concerns associated with the cars, as they are still not intelligent or intuitive enough to make proper judgments on the road.

Enhanced regulatory oversight on data security is expected after Chinese face-swapping app ZAO came under fire over privacy concerns, experts said.Users will need to agree to clauses that allow the company to use their original photos, synthesized photos and videos for free and for good on a global scale.

Food safety guarantees human survival. The Chinese government is firmly determined to ensure food safety, which is now a national strategy. After years of painstaking efforts, food safety in China has steadily improved. From the farmland to the dining table, China is building the strict supervision and governance system covering the entire industrial chain. Check out this video and find the reason why China can guarantee food safety.

For the first six months of 2019, the number of Chinese tourists was down by 36 percent year on year, the local tourism authority reported.announced a sales decline of more than 25 percent among Chinese tourists in the first quarter of this year.

The transport Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on Monday condemned rioters for vandalizing dozens of railway stations over the weekend, saying such acts are "absolutely unacceptable."

The recovery of those growth levels could take long, due to the decline in industrial production and particularly as the US-Sino trade war is taking its toll.The highlight should be extended to those countries that depend on US trade and investment, due to the dramatic shifts in US economic presence in Africa in the past two to three decades.

There is no point making a calculated guess on the US government's intention of repeatedly imposing sanction-like policies upon China, but the well-thought-out effects are definitely heading nowhere close to the expectation.

The regular sit-ins, blocking of public transportation and roads, rallies, vandalism, shows of disrespect to national symbols, skirmishes with the police and other anti-social forms of public protest in Hong Kong are now relayed in real time around the world, thanks to technology.

As such, they have to strive to reach a consensus on the Japan-ROK disputes and other issues, and should try to stabilize bilateral as well as trilateral ties as a precondition for any further cooperation.

US Senator Marco Rubio tweeted that "China's escalating threats against Hong Kong is not an 'internal matter'" and is "a blatant violation of commitment to Hong Kong's autonomy"."The current policymaking atmosphere in the US decides that Hong Kong may be used as leverage and be hyped for settling other issues with China," Li said.

Aron Harilela is chairman of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce.The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, established in 1861, is the oldest business organization in Hong Kong. Its views represent one-third the workforce in Hong Kong, and over half of the blue chip companies on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the wider business community.

China's master plan to build Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong Province, into a model city for the country with global competitiveness, not only lifted market sentiment on Monday but also, more importantly, sent one of the clearest signals yet of how the country plans to move forward at a critical juncture marked by both enormous opportunities as well as profound challenges.